| Year: | 1956 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Minnesota |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runner-Up: | Arizona |
| Cwscount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Dick Siebert |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Jerry Thomas |
| Mopteam: | Minnesota |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
| Different Next: | 1957 |
The 1956 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1956 NCAA baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its tenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14. The tenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Thomas of Minnesota.[2]
Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.
Games played at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.
Games played at Athens, Ohio (Ohio vs. Cincinnati and Ohio vs. Minnesota) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota vs. Notre Dame).
Games played in Stillwater, OK.
Games played at Tucson, Arizona.
Games played at Greeley, Colorado.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45–6 (4–0) | 2 (last: 1955) | 4th (1954) | 3–4 | ||||
| 22–6 (7–2) | 1 (last: 1950) | 8th (1950) | 0–2 | ||||
| 28–8 (11–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 12–5 (7–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 16–4–1 (n/a) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 22–8 (13–3) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 28–6 (11–4) | 1 (last: 1950) | 2nd (1950) | 3–2 | ||||
| 17–13 (7–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9 | Game 1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Game 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| Game 3 | 13–2 | |||||
| Game 4 | 4–3 | |||||
| June 10 | Game 5 | 8–2 | New York eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 6–3 | Washington State eliminated | ||||
| Game 7 | 3–1 | |||||
| Game 8 | 4–0 | |||||
| June 11 | Game 9 | 12–8 | Wyoming eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 1–0 | New Hampshire eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 13–5 | |||||
| June 12 | Game 12 | 7–3 | Ole Miss eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 8–3 | Bradley eliminated | ||||
| June 13 | Game 14 | 10–4 | ||||
| June 14 | Final | 12–1 | Minnesota wins CWS |